I work for a competitor to Boeing as a senior integration and test engineer as one of several final approvers of flight assemblies before they leave for final integration and packaging prior to flight and I can’t tighten a bolt without scanning the QR code on the handle of the wrench to log its use or reposition a benchtop power supply four inches to the left to make more space without requesting a variance.

If a board makes it from SMT to testing, or from testing to integration, or from anywhere to anywhere else with even a fingerprint on it a nonconformance is logged and it gets kicked back.

That’s like 9100D 101.

The thought of stamping or initialing something I am unsure of is a literal impossibility and the report says it is happening all of the god damned time at Boeing.

I cannot for the life of me understand what’s going on over there.